By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the book The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel, George Clooney’s latest directorial effort hardly feels like an effort, and not necessarily in a good way. The light breezy approach to this, otherwise facinating, story lacks… Continue reading Review: THE MONUMENTS MEN
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Review: LABOR DAY
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Certainly one of my favorite films of the 2013 Austin Film Festival, Labor Day kept me mostly captivated and on the edge of my seat the first time I viewed the film at the historical Paramount Theater. I had the opportunity to view the film again… Continue reading Review: LABOR DAY
Review: LABOR DAY
By Laurie Coker Rating: C+ Dark and gloomy describes not only the characters of screenwriter/director Jason Reitman’s new film Labor Day; it also expresses tone of every moment in the story. Passionate performances from first class actors, perhaps one of the best of Brolin’s career, kept me engrossed in the tale, but little is new… Continue reading Review: LABOR DAY
Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
By Savannah Wood Grade: B Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit revives the 90’s film series based on the novels of Tom Clancy, over ten years after the franchise’s last installment. The film falls more in vein with recent reboots than a normal piece in a series, voyaging back to Ryan’s origins and tinkering around with his… Continue reading Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
By Laurie Coker Rating: C- At least three different actors have played Tom Clancy’s famed action hero Jack Ryan, and in the latest adaptation, Chris Pine (Star Trek) plays the title character. Admittedly, I don’t read Clancy novels. Pines, Ryan has all the good looks and muscle power necessary to play Ryan, but Clancy’s story,… Continue reading Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Jack Ryan, the character created by late author Tom Clancy, has had quite a successful run in Clancy’s novels, as well as some of the movies based on these books. Opening in theaters is a film which is actually not based on a particular Clancy penned… Continue reading Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) I didn’t know what to expect from this film but I decided to go into it with an open mind and hope for the best. Jack Ryan (Christopher Pine), as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a… Continue reading Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
Review: RIDE ALONG
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Kevin Hart pretty much delivers the same performance in all of his films. He portrays a diminutive, squeaky, fast talking cartoon character and it usually fits in okay within his films. I will give him more credit in that as a lead character in Ride Along,… Continue reading Review: RIDE ALONG
Review: THE NUT JOB
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) The Nut Job is another case where children will enjoy the silliness and the colorful visuals, but as for the adults escorting said children, they will probably wish that they hadn’t been dragged to the cinema to see a movie that could have been enjoyed at… Continue reading Review: THE NUT JOB
Review: HER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) After watching this film, it struck me curious that the film received the Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy). Then, the more thought I put into labeling this movie, it nearly became impossible to give it a label that truly satisfied me. Spike… Continue reading Review: HER